[Collection of articles on meteorology and magnetism]. [1846-1855]

Challis, James, 1803-1882

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Sir George Biddell Airy (1801–1892) was a British astronomer. Airy became Lucasian Professor of mathematics at Cambridge in 1826 and Plumian Professor of astronomy and director of the new Cambridge Observatory in 1828. From 1835 to 1881, he served as Astronomer Royal, a senior post in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. Airy was born in Northumberland, England, to William Airy and Ann Biddell. His father was a tax collector, but he lost his positi...

James, H., 1803-1877

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Plücker, Julius, 1801-1868

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Mathematician (mathematics, physics). Studied in Bonn, Heidelberg, Berlin, and Paris. 1824 Ph. D. at Marburg; 1825 habilitation at Bonn (in mathematics); 1828 e. o. professor Bonn; 1833 o. professor Halle; 1836-1847 professor of mathematics, 1847-1868 professor of physics, University of Bonn. From the description of Papers. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79287456 ...

Lloyd, Humphrey, 1800-1881

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Donkin, W. F. (William Fishburn), 1814-1869

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Robinson, T. R. (Thomas Romney), 1792-1882

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Astronomer. Fellow of the Royal Society. From the description of Papers, 1830-1881. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83622720 From the description of Notes. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84276264 ...

Sabine, Edward, Sir, 1788-1883

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Edward Sabine was born in 1788 and joined the Royal Artillery in 1803. While stationed on the Niagara frontier of Canada he began his studies into natural history, which were eventually to encompass ornithology, meteorology and the study of terrestrial magnetism. The latter study was his particular specialism and led to his attachment to the Arctic expeditions of John Ross (1777-1856) in the Isabella (1818) and Edward Parry (1790-1855) in the Hecla (1819-1820). During his long career he rose to ...

Broun, John Allan, 1817-1879

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Studied at Edinburgh and through the influence of Professor J. D. Forbes F. R. S. 1832 was appointed Director of the magnetic observatory at Makerstoun 1842-1849 and made many observations. In 1852 appointed Director of the Trivandrum Magnetic Observatory (S. India) and he built an observatory on the Augustia Malley the highest peak of the Travancore Ghats. In 1873 aided by grant from Royal Society undertook to complete the reduction of magnetic observations made at colonial stations. Received a...